1. Tell us about your childhood, what was it like growing up? Particularly as twins? Where did you grow up?
We grew up in San Diego, CA. Growing up was fun but it also was very challenging. Being a twin everyone knew who you were and I think that was overwhelming for me. When I was growing up Mark and I went everywhere together, because there was two of us at a very young age our parents trusted that if we were together we were safe. From kindergarden all the way through senior year of high school everyone knew us as “the twins”. People still refer to us at the twins. It was nice though because growing up you always at least always had one other person around to do stuff with.
2. Was there competition between you two? Is there now? Have you always been interested in similar activities/career paths (like acting/modeling?)
There hasn’t really ever been competition between the two of us. Mostly we did things together, not against each other. We both had an interest in drama and dancing and so most of our activities we were in together. I don’t think we ever planned to dance professionally together (especially since we didn’t start dancing until about 10th/11th grade of high school). In high school we directed dance teams together and in college were on the same competitive team. Dancing becoming a full time career is just something that kind of developed.
3. How is it working on set together? How is it working apart? Do you think being a twin helps you book things more or hinders you?
Working on set together has its advantages and disadvantages. We are usually always put as opposites and so we work seamlessly together. We have danced together for so long that we can make changes and match each other by just discussing what we need to do, it makes it really easy. The disadvantage is that after dancing with each other for so long there is little patience between the two of us so it gets trying at time. Being a twin has help us book a lot of jobs, people easily remember who you are when you’re a twin.
4. What are your future aspirations?
Well so far every plan I have had for my life has gone in a completely different direction. If you were to tell me I would be living in Los Angeles and dancing for a living I would have told you that you were crazy!! So right now, my goal in life is to do what makes me happy. I have an interest of becoming a dance agent eventually, but if that is what my future holds I will know when I get there.
5. Do you both plan on always living near each other? Have you ever been separated for a period of time, if so how was the experience?
I don’t think that we ever planned to live near each other, but we have lived together for the past two years. We just recently moved, I moved to Santa Monica and Mark moved to Hollywood. Since we work together, living a part doesn’t really affect us much. It’s a bit of a relief on our relationship to not be with each other all the tim.
6. What’s the most annoying, weird twin questions you are asked? Do you have a “twin language?”
AHHH can you really narrow it down to one question!? “Do you feel when he is hurt?” “Can you talk to each other through your mind?” “DOUBLEMINT!!!” “Have you ever tricked anyone?”
I don’t think we have a twin language, but in general we know what each other are thinking about a situation by just looking at each other.
7. In general, do you like being a twin?
It has it’s ups and downs, but I can’t say I dislike it. I do like being a twin. The funny thing when you’re a twin for me, is that I don’t think we really look alike and I can only see one of us and so at times I forget that I am a twin. Is that confusing?
8. What’s the most annoying thing about the your brother/twin? What do you fight over most?
We see differently on the way we handle things. Mark is the kind of person who always has to think about things and it frustrates me because I am the kind of person who likes to talk and make decisions immediately.
9. Do twins run in your family? Do you have other siblings?
There is another set of twins on my mom’s side of the family. They are my grandma’s nieces. We have a brother who is 13 and a half sister who is a year older than us.
10. Tell us a funny/interesting/unique story about being a twin…(anything from when you were little, to being a working dancer/model, to whatever! Just a funny twin story.)
I couldn’t count the amount of times that we have shown up wearing the same thing to rehearsal or walked out of our rooms to go someplace and are wearing the exact same thing.
One more Britney Spears picture….just because. 
Toodles for now,
-Twinsy.
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